New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-03

| MAYOR HEWITT At 4 DISADVANTAGE.
The moro carefully Mayor 1ewtts cxtraor-
binary letter to the Harlem Democratic Club
is considered the more fragrant his fault APP
| nears. The people Of Newly ork have sincere
respect for Mr.. Hewitt. They have always
known that he Is bitter and often narrow
partisan, and that his pccuiarltlcs OF tchpcra-
ment often lead him to say rash ana inaccurate
things But they consider him sincere ana
patriotic man and these virtues appear strongly
70 Americans. The reputation he enjoys Will
tend to give his amazing letter consideration
to which, in view of It's many erroneous sIa'c-
mcnts and absurd arguments, II Is not ehC'''cu'
| We will consider these observations one Dy one
| /. The Mayor says that he does not know OF
any political bosses in this city at thiS Illiic'
This is either denial that bosses exist or II Is
confession Of blind ignorance. Obviously,
the Mayor does not intend that the latter IN
tcrprctation shall be put upon It, 1t IS TACT
which no ono can deny that all the channels
through which public opinion expresses itself
revealed a unanimous sentiment IN IaNor Vi
Mr.. NicoIrs nomination. The leaders OF ram
many Hall and many Of the County Democracy
men urged that this popular demand be granted
BIT one man stood out against It, ana MS nc
tation trumphcd 1t was one man against
the decent sentiment Of all Newly ork' ana inc
one man had his will. Does not tins TACT
prove that tho Mayor is wrong? In denying
the fact. Mr. Hewitt shows himself capable
of DENYING tho multiplication table.
.. The Mayor says that Mr.. Nicoll's failure
10 receive the Democratic nomination Is duc
To his own statement, made last ScpIchocr'
that he was not a candidate. II Mr.. iicWitt
believes this, he shuts his eyes and ears TO
notorious facts Last July, in letter from
Saratoga. THE TRIBUNE exposed Boss Powers
scheme from beginning to end. We showed
then that he had declared for James Fitzgerald
and had determined to kick Mr.. Nlcoli out no
matter what tho consequences might be. This
disrcputablc plan soon became common talk.
Every politician in Ncw-lork knew OF 1t. Inc
inference Of tho Mayors remark is that Mr.
Nicoll should have cringcd before the bosses
as a cur bcgS for n bone. IN order to be nom
mated Had Mr.. Hewitt himself adopted the
policy he suggests for Mr.. Nicoll, he would not
now enjoy the reputation which he Is miSuSlhH
for Colonel Fcllows's benefit.
3. The Mayor says that the Nlcoll movement
is "a disgIaccful strataGcm Of the kcpubIcan
managers to dcmoIalizc the Democratic party
Most people viii agree with us that StlaAGcm
TO accomplish what is already doiciul and
homeless fact would be a great waste Of cunning.
II 1t be disgmccful t. give the people chance
to carry out their Oil in spite of the bosses
and the rings, the Republican managers plead
guilty.
/. The Mayor says that the personal attacks
upon Colonel Fellows are simply diNemccml.'
So they arc-to Colonel Fellows. He is
chronic Spcndthnft who involves himself IN
debt by riotous living. and an incompetent
Official who loses important cases constantly.
The truth is diSgraccful not to him who tells
it, but TO him who makes It.
3. Mr. Hewitt depart, from his duty when.
not as a citizen. but the Mayor Of New
York. he gives his pledge that Colonel Fellows
i. Trustworthy and viii. if elected, carry out
certain reforms. and asks that the people gave
lin a coadjulor in whom he "can place I'M
plicit conhdcncc.' The people did not elect
Mr.. Hewitt 10 have him dictate 10 them ~ 10
their course In county affairs. The District
Attorney is county not municipal "Ii'''r'
and Mr.. IlcwittS official Endorsement OF man
# Colonel Fcllows's record, and his "ih'mi
demand for Fcilow,'s election, should be re-
scntcd.
&. The MAYOR says. " " now conNtilulcd'
thcro is no room IN the Democratic party for
corruption and fraud" We rcJoicc t. find one
statement in this extraordinary letter " hich i
incontc,taby true The Mayor is right. 7 here
IS no room-at least no more room. 1t has
long since been fully occupied.